Xeon Gold 6122 vs Platinum 8176

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8176
2017
28 cores / 56 threads, 165 Watt
14.59
Xeon Gold 6122
2018
20 cores / 40 threads, 120 Watt
14.97
+2.6%

Xeon Gold 6122 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8176 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6122 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking490474
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.22no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency8.3711.81
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)no data
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)1 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$8,719no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6122 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores28 (Octacosa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads5640
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.75 MBno data
L2 cache28 MBno data
L3 cache38.5 MB28 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6122 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration8 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6122. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6122 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6122 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6122. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6122.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Platinum 8176 14.59
Xeon Gold 6122 14.97
+2.6%

  • Passmark

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8176 23179
Xeon Gold 6122 23781
+2.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.59 14.97
Recency 25 April 2017 1 April 2018
Physical cores 28 20
Threads 56 40
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8176 has 40% more physical cores and 40% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6122, on the other hand, has a 2.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and 37.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Gold 6122.


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